Partitioned tray or holder



May 13, 1952 K. T. BUTTERY 2,596,205

PARTITIONED TRAY OR HOLDER Filed Feb, 12, 1951 2 SHEETS-SHEET l INVENTORMay 13, 1952 K. T. BUTTERY ,20

PARTITIONED TRAY OR HOLDER Filed Feb. 12, 1951 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 IN V ENTOR.

Patented May 13, 1952 UNITED? STATES! PATENT OFFICE PARTITIONEDTRAY ORHOLDER Kenneth T. Buttery; Kalamazoo, Mich, assignor to SutherlandPaper? Company, Kalamazoo, Mich, a corporation of Michigan ApplicationFebruary 12, 1951; Serial No. 210,606'

Claims.

This inventionrelat'es to improvements in partitioned tray or holder.

The main objects of this invention are: First; to provide a partitionedtray or holder forms in the packaging and displaying of fragile articlessuch as bakery products and other products'where compartments aredesired and -particularly whereit is desired to use atransparent wrapperfacilita-ting the display of the packaged product.

Second-to provide a partitioned tray or holder whichmay be'formedpf-anintegral blank-and one in which the parts effectively coactin supporting each other in erected position;

Third; .to' provide a structure having these advantages which may beshipped in the knockdown'and quickly erected for use.

Objects relating to details and :economies of the invention will appearfrom the description, to follow. The inventionis pointed out in theclaims.

A preferred embodiment of the invention-is illustratedin theaccompanyingdrawings, in Which? Fig. 1 is a perspective view. of a completed pack-Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blank of the tray or holder illustrated.

The embodiment of my invention illustrated is formed of a blank cut andscored to provide bottom members I and 2 which are spaced in the blankby the longitudinal partition member 3. The bottom edge of thislongitudinal partition member is hingedly connected at 4 to the inneredge of the bottom member I. The longitudinal partition member hasspaced slits 5 extending from its upper edge providing a swingablestraplike hinge member 6 which is hingedly connected at l to thelongitudinal partition member 3 and at 8 to the inner edge of the bottommember 2. When the partition member 3 is swung to erected position, thehinge member 6 swings downwardly on its hinge connection 1 as is shownin Figs. 2, 3 and 4 and the bottom member 2 is positioned in edge toedge relation with the bottom member I.

Side walls 9 are hingedly connected at H] to the outer edges of thebottom members I and 2. Transverse partition members I I are rhingedlyconnected to the ends of the side walls at 12 to be swung to a positionat right angles relative to the side walls and to the longitudinalpartition member. The longitudinal partition imember is providedwithvertical slits l3 spaced from the slits 5 andaligned with thehinging scores '12 connecting the transverse partition members to theside members. The transverse partition members II have tonguesv M ontheir swinging edges engageable in these slits, the tongueshavlng'depending portions I5 extending below the bottoms of the slits l3when the parts are in fully erected position; When fully. erected, theend edges 16 of the transverse partition members II are insupportingengagement with opposite sides of the longitudinal partitionmembers whilethe depending portions [0 of the tongues H are in opposed.retaining engagement with the longitudinal partition member.

To facilitate engagement of the tongues I4, the longitudinal partitionmember has diagonal slits ll opening to the slits [3. The resultingtongues l8 on the inner edge of the bottom member 2 are desirablyiturnedupright and positioned against the longitudinal partition member asindicated in Figs. 2 and 3 and coact with th hinge member 6 insupporting the inner edge of the bottom member 2111 erected position.

When erected, the trayprovidesa plurality of compartments in which bakedgoods or other articles such'as indicated at l9 maybe arranged and theloaded trayprovided with a wrapper 20 which is desirably 'of transparentheat scalable material. The side walls in the embodiment illustrated arerecessed at 2! to facilitate the displaying of the articles arranged inthe two intermediate compartments. While my tray or holder in theembodiment illustrated is especially designed for use in the packagingof baked goods or other fragile articles, it is desirable for use inpackaging other articles. The structure may be shipped in the fiat as isshown in Fig. 5 and readily erected, certain of the steps beingillustrated in Fig. 3 and when erected, the parts coact with each otherto support the tray in erected position. L

I have illustrated and described my invention in a highly practicalembodiment thereof. I have not attempted to illustrate or describe otherembodiments or adaptations as it is believed that this disclosure willenable those skilled in the its upper edge providing a central swingablestrap-like hinge member hingedly connected to the longitudinal partitionmember and to the in- 4 and to the inner edge of the other bottom memberwhereby said bottom members may be disposededge to edge with thelongitudinal partition member in erected position common to both bot tommembers, side wall members hingedly connected to the outer edges of saidbottom members, and transverse partition members hingedly connected tothe ends of said sidewall members and having tongues on their swingingedges, and said longitudinal partition member having slits thereinadapted to receive said tongues with the end edges of the transversepartition members in opposed abutting supporting relation to the lonneredge of the other bottom member, said longi- V tudinal partition memberhaving vertical slits in its upper edge spaced longitudinally from saidstrap hinge member, side wall members hin edly connected to the outeredges of said bottom members, and transverse partition members hingedlyconnected to the ends of said side wall members and having tongues ontheir swinging edges disposed in the said slits in said longitudinalpartition member when the tray or holder is erected with the outer edgesof the transverse partition members in opposed abutting supportingrelation to the longitudinal partition member, the said tongues havingdepending portions oppositely engaging the longitudinal partition memberwhereby the side walls and partition members are held in erectedposition providing a plurality of compartments.

2. A partitioned holder or tray comprising bottom members, alongitudinal partition member intermediate said bottom members andhingedly connected at its bottom edge to the inner edge of one bottommember and having spaced out edges extending downwardly from its upperedge providing a central swingable strap-like hinge member hingedlyconnected to the longitudinal partition member and to the inner edge ofthe other bottom member, said longitudinal partition member havingvertical slits in its upper edge spaced longitudinally from said straphinge member, side wall members hingedly connected to the-outer edges ofsaid bottom members, and transverse partition members hingedly connectedto the ends of said side wall members and having tongues on theirswinging edges disposed in the said slits in said longitudinal partitionmember whereby the side walls and partition members are held in erectedposition providing a plurality of compartments.

3. A partitioned holder or tray comprising bottom members, alongitudinal partition member hingedly connected at its bottom edge tothe inner edge of one bottom member and having a swingable hinge memberhingedly connected thereto gitudinal partition member, said tongueshaving interlocking engagement with said longitudinal partition memberwhen the tray holder is erected.

4. A partitioned holder or tray comprising bottom members, alongitudinal partition member hingedly connected at its bottom edge tothe inner edge of one bottom member and having a swingable hinge memberhingedly connected thereto and to the inner edge of the other bottommember whereby said bottom members may be disposed edge to edge with thelongitudinal partition member in erected position common to both bottommembers, side wall members hingedly connected to the outer edges of saidbottom members, and transverse partition members hingedly connected tothe ends of said side wall members and having tongues on their swingingedges engageable with said longitudinal partition member with thetransverse partition members in supporting and supported relation to thelongitudinal partition member.

5. A partitioned holder or tray comprising bottom members, alongitudinal partition member hingedly connected at its bottom edge tothe inner edge of one bottom member, saidlongitudinal partition memberhaving a swingable strap-like hinge member swingably connected to thelongitudinal partition member and to the inner edge of the other bottommember, side wall members hingedly connected to the outer edges of saidbottom members, and transverse partition members hingedly connected tothe ends of said side wall members and interlockingly and supportedlyengageable with said longitudinal partition member.

KENNETH T. BUI'IERY.

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